Care home · Herne Bay

St Peter's Care Home

Rated Good by CQC Rating published 8 December 2021 Rating 4 years old
Rated 4 years ago. CQC's last published rating for this service is from December 2021. Ask what has changed since, such as the manager or the number of people they support. See nearby services rated recently.
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Address
15 St Georges Terrace, Herne Bay, CT6 8RQ
Run by
Gem Care 6 Limited
Type of provider
Independent (private company)
Service
Residential care home
Beds
48 (registered with CQC)
Nursing care
No, residential care only (CQC registration)
Dementia
Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
Registered with CQC
March 2013 (13 years)
Registered manager
Lynda Jane Luckhurst
Company check
Active, trading since 2013 (13 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 08373595)
Last CQC check
8 Dec 2021
Typical fees Estimated
£1,400–£1,710 a week for residential care. Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate

Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care

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CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-645761158

An overview of St Peter's Care Home

St Peter's Care Home is a CQC-registered residential care home in Herne Bay, run by Gem Care 6 Limited. It is registered to support adults of all ages.

At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (December 2021). Safe was rated Requires improvement. It is one of 19 CQC-registered care homes in and around Herne Bay; 13 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

What the ratings tell you

Area by area, Safe is rated below Good; 4 other areas are Good.

Across Kent, 89 of 455 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Safe (20%).

The Safe findings are the part of the report to read closely; ask the manager what has been put right.

Budgeting for this home

We estimate St Peter's Care Home at £1,400–£1,710 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £73k–£89k.

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If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), Kent Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.

How it fits locally

Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 15 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is The Laleham, under 0.5 miles away.

15 of the 22 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Heron ward, classed by ONS as urban (further from a major town or city), among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Kent and Medway ICB.

Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (2 min), a pharmacy (2 min), a shop (3 min), a park (2 min), a café (1 min), a bus stop (1 min) and a railway station (10 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.

Ownership and company checks

St Peter's Care Home is run by Gem Care 6 Limited (company 08373595), incorporated in 2013.

At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 1 active director and there is no insolvency history.

Its registered business activity is nursing care.

CQC ratings, area by area

  • SafeRequires improvement89 of 455 in Kent
  • EffectiveGood400 of 455 in Kent
  • CaringGood406 of 455 in Kent
  • ResponsiveGood395 of 455 in Kent
  • Well-ledGood323 of 455 in Kent

Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 8 December 2021. Under each rating: how many care homes in Kent share it.

What CQC's inspectors reported

  • The quality of service people received had improved since our last inspection.
  • People told us that they felt safe and they received the care and support that they needed.
  • Management of the service had improved significantly.
  • The registered manager had oversight and scrutiny of the service and was receiving support from the provider and an external consultancy agency.

Inspected 3 November 2021; report published 8 December 2021; supporting 43 people at the time. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.

How its rating has changed

  1. Apr 2015 Good
  2. May 2017 Good
  3. Jan 2020 Good
  4. Jun 2021 Inadequate
  5. Dec 2021 Good
  6. Today Rating 4 years old

The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.

CQC reports

Area and map

Ward
Heron
Parliamentary constituency
Herne Bay and Sandwich
NHS area (integrated care board)
NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
ONS area type
Urban; further from a major town or city
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 10% most deprived areas in England
Postcode district
Care homes in CT6 (25)

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Local amenities

  • Bus stop 90 m (1 min walk) · 16 stops within 600 m
  • Railway station Herne Bay, 780 m (10 min walk)
  • GP surgery St Anne's Surgery, 180 m (2 min walk)
  • Pharmacy Borno Pharmacy, 200 m (2 min walk)
  • Shop Premier, 230 m (3 min walk)
  • Park Oxenden Square, 170 m (2 min walk)
  • Café iFun Cafe, 40 m (1 min walk)
  • Place of worship Herne Bay Christian Spiritualist Church, 80 m (1 min walk)
  • Library Herne Bay Library, 630 m (8 min walk)

Nearest of each type, measured in a straight line using OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). If a resident uses a wheelchair or frame, check the route itself.

Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence.

History with CQC

Registered in March 2013, it has 13 years on the CQC register.

CQC has published 5 overall ratings for it (2015–2021), starting at Good; it has gone up 1 and down 1 time, and is now Good.

It has gone 4 years without a new overall rating. CQC schedules inspections by risk, so this is not a bad sign in itself, though leadership may have moved on.

CQC lists 6 reports for this location, the latest dated 8 December 2021.

Who it can help

As listed with the regulator.

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How St Peter's Care Home compares

  • Rated Good. Across Kent, 79% of the 454 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 18 are Outstanding.
  • Its rating (December 2021) is more recent than 46% of care home ratings in Kent.
  • With 48 beds it is larger than 74% of care homes in Kent, where the typical home has 24.
  • Registered with CQC in 2013: it has been registered longer than 47% of care homes in the area.
  • It lists 2 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Kent lists 3.
  • Areas CQC rated below Good: Safe (22% of care homes in Kent are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.

Based on the CQC register for Kent as at Oct 2026.

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Frequently asked about St Peter's Care Home

Who is the registered provider for St Peter's Care Home?
On CQC's register the provider is Gem Care 6 Limited.
How big is St Peter's Care Home?
CQC capacity for St Peter's Care Home: 48 beds. Ask about current availability and room facilities.
How did St Peter's Care Home score on each CQC key question?
The five CQC areas: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
How much does St Peter's Care Home charge?
No fee list from St Peter's Care Home has reached us. Residential care home typically costs £1,555 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in South East). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
Is St Peter's Care Home registered with CQC?
Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-645761158 and was rated Good overall in December 2021.
Where is St Peter's Care Home based?
It is at 15 St Georges Terrace, Herne Bay, CT6 8RQ.
What services is St Peter's Care Home registered for?
Registration for St Peter's Care Home covers: residential homes. Check which of these it offers today.
When was St Peter's Care Home last inspected?
Its current CQC rating dates from 8 December 2021, 4 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
Is St Peter's Care Home registered for dementia care?
Not as a registered specialism. Some services still support people with mild dementia, so ask.

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